June 2010

Neurologists who specialize in inpatient work are finding their skills in high demand.
A shortage of community neurologists willing to take call and a rapid expansion in
treatments for complex neurological conditions over the past decade are helping to
drive the trend.

As in-hospital treatment for complicated neurological conditions has expanded, the
number of community neurologists who take call has declined. This has put hospital-based
neurologists##mdash;neurohospitalists##mdash;in hot demand, and
they're likely to stay there as the population ages.

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